The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-05
1T IS OVER.
THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE FORTY-
NINTH CONGRESS.

R;l,s Agreed to, and Disagreement rs 10 ii
Otbers-Adjourned Sine Die-Closing re 7,
marks OF Speaker Carlisle-Good Bye ana a
Au Revoir. is
SENATE. O
W.su,yGToS. March 4.-The Senate a
., o.oO am laid aside temporarily the I
defciencv bill and received the confer
ence report on the naval apPropria,loh
bill. which was agreed TO- lie olll ap-
nropriates. in addition to the running
eypenses of the department, between
eleven and twelve millions for the ln-
crease of the navy. The increase ooo oonao nno
prehends four new vessels SS'VVV,ooo
for floating batteries and harbor defences,
and 5000, 900 for work on vesseis alIeauy
begun. $2,000,000 for work on NOM
tors and $4,0O0,000 for arms, plate anu
gun forgings. die.
At ; am. Mr.. Plumb reported 9is-
agreement in the conference on the us
trict appropriation bill and a1urthef con-
ference was ordered ro.of,ioe
The conference report on the pos'onl.o
annropriation bill was also reported, tho
Senate receding from its South American
mail subsidy amendments, ana this WAS
The deficiency bill was again taken up
and finally the bill and amendments "ere
renorted 10 the Senate and passed. =,
Mr.. Allison presented report OH .ne
Legislative bill. An agreement having
been reached on all the points except
cIsrks 70 Senators, he moved that tne
Senate insist on this amendment;
/ Adam. on motion of Mr.. Hoar, tne
! senate went into secret session. ne
doors were re-opened at 10 am, the
senate having in the meantime taken
Y two hours recess. D.o..;o.
q The conference report on the Dlstric'
o of Columbia appropriation bill was pre-
/ sented and agreed to.
V This was followed by conference re-
o mort presented by Mr.. Dawes on the lol-
7, tication bills ,bot
| Ua said il was with infinite regret that
II tho senate conferrees reported uisa
greement sr They had conceded much IN
n order to reach conclusion ana save Ine
essence and vitality of the measure neeu- t,,
ri od ~ nrotect the coast Notifications Inc
~ nIsns submitted he would have priniea ID
Tho Ps,ord so the country would Juuge
I'd wbere TO Law the blame for the failure Oh
II, the mart of this Congress to DO anythlhs
Ok ,nwards ,nu inaugurating some efficient sys
TEN of Notifications. man,
''t. Gonotors Sherman and Salisbury were
onnointed to ioin a like committee on th'
nort of the House to wait on the lesi
9ant and inform him that the two house
had completed their business, anu ,o "D,,
ready to adjourn, unless ne hao So"''
tbing further to submit 10 them'
The presiding officer announcGI GI u,
anpointment of Messrs. CocKreli' La Ia,
Tones. of Arkansas; Platt, ana Cuiioi ~,
as the committee on investigation III Va W
executive departments; Messrs; poiP
and Cockrell to attend the annuai eA"ni
nation at the military academy, ah
Messrs. Aldrich and Gray on the boar
~ Examiners at the naval academy; ,
The presiding officer signed, AT III In
the enrolled District Of Columbia app
nriation bill, and then it was rusheu
ne The President for his signature:
'Kes Mr. Hale announced that the COME
eai, onca committee on the deficiency
ireu had agreed on report, but as the amen
ever ""ntS .,''r were yery numerous and had n
men been printed or numbered the commlt'
III ,yoe not vet able to present It's repo
He hoped to be able to do so witnih
,o,a next seventeen minutes. oid;
ioh, resolution Of thanks to the presidi
ie oI oeicer for his ability courtesy, ana
ior ior i nartiality was offered by Mr.. Harris
Nv unanimously adopted. u. oh,
-. Al this point of time realiy ao'
sg1I trT noon hut with the hands on the cio
dial lingering mysteriousiy ABOUT qu
ear haf0re) there was subsistence
= 'n' business and general lull in the sen
iuiii- Chon,her if being understood that
n nno prosident Of the United States was
Dui hio was 70 the Capitol One OF his
retories O. l.. Pruden, appeared al
door and announced that the Presid
bod annroyed and signed several cer'
trleS, Lille The President himself had at
mind Dlils' Nv nohod bio room in the G.
He that liiiie i'"Ni
,dard tol. =, NJ. cor,oburv
: el.1 norted that the committee 10 Wal'
~ ~ The President of the United states
M nv inquire if he had any further comm
- cation TO make TO Congress- hau
iiu.A u.- formed that duty and had been ass'
ra,1, ,'ar1 nv the President that ne had no iui
80 communication to make.
iTusS us The presiding officer then anhoui
Us Us that the constitutional period OF the
ID for ty-hIh'h a,od adjourned without
ct s.iinor or GThe dial of the Senate clock she she
. VI = to lack five minutes of the hou
ay to II 10 iaoh nao oot,,al time was four
ending noon pu' 'n0 "0
estling utes past ,o, hoop able within
in the MI iiaio iiou i.ao 90 which he was
1t is seventeen hiiiiu.N Il.'orad ord to nresen
n bite lted 10 haFo Piop on tho general
ight Of conference IepGat hin and C
ems to clency "PPioIP?nr' 80 fo;led IN beco
and it quently lha' p''i i'"
bis vic law. sp
her in
verage In the House Mr.. Holman, al 4
about nreeented the conference report OF
he pro- iegislatiye appropriation bill, the on
agreement being on the Senate al al
80 nroviding for clerks TO Sen